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Supplementation of natural prey with pollen grains exerts an influence on the life table parameters of Neoseiulus californicus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2020

Afsaneh Soltaniyan ,
Katayoon Kheradmand Open the ORCID record for Katayoon Kheradmand [Opens in a new window] ,
Yaghoub Fathipour Open the ORCID record for Yaghoub Fathipour [Opens in a new window]  and
Davoud Shirdel
Afsaneh Soltaniyan
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, College of Aburaihan, University of Tehran, Pakdasht, Iran
Katayoon Kheradmand*
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, College of Aburaihan, University of Tehran, Pakdasht, Iran
Yaghoub Fathipour
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-336, Tehran, Iran
Davoud Shirdel
Affiliation:
Plant Protection Research Department, East Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, AREEO, Tabriz, Iran
*
Author for correspondence: Katayoon Kheradmand, Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Better performance of generalist predators, as well as an increase in their density, may be an incentive factor in the ability of the predators to exploit more than one food item or mixed diets. In this study, the effects of four pollen grains (cedar, pear, apricot, and pistachio) when provided to Neoseiulus californicus in mixed diets with prey, Tetranychus urticae, were evaluated. The result indicated that the fastest female developmental time was observed on pistachio pollen + T. urticae, together with apricot pollen + T. urticae. Females reared on the mixed diet comprising pistachio pollen reflected the longest total life span duration, while the shortest total life span was observed in those on the diet that included pear pollen. Furthermore, the lowest fecundity, as well as the shortest reproduction period, was determined on the diets that included pear pollen, while the highest fecundity and the longest reproduction period were observed in pistachio pollen + T. urticae. In addition, the intrinsic (r) and finite rate of increase (λ), net (R0) and gross (GRR) reproductive rates were highest in pistachio pollen + T. urticae. These findings have important implications for developing a comprehensive biological control program of T. urticae, which will be discussed.

Keywords

Biological controlmixed dietNeoseiulus californicuspollenTetranychus urticae
Type
Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 110 , Issue 4 , August 2020 , pp. 535 - 541
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